« On the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London »

On August 6, 2023, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, of the Holy Martyrs Princes Boris and Gleb (Roman and David at the Holy Baptism, 1015), His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Dormition Cathedral in London.

His Grace was assisted by Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky, Dean of the Diocesan District of South-East England Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk, Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, clergy of the UOC, temporarily staying on the territory of the Diocese of Sourozh, and Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of Dmitry Tugarinov.

Before the beginning of the Liturgy, an ark with great Christian relics (a particle of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the belt of the Most Holy Mother of God and particles of the holy relics of the chosen saints of God) was carried from the altar to the middle of the Cathedral.

After the augmented litany litany, His Grace Vladyka proclaimed a prayer for the granting of peace.

Following the prayer behind the ambo, Bishop Matthew and the concelebrating clergy performed a prayerful glorification of Saints Boris and Gleb, after which the Archpastor addressed those gathered on Sunday in the Cathedral with words of sermon and spiritual edification. Simultaneous translation into English was provided by Protodeacon Vadim Santsevitch.

At the end of the divine service, Vladyka Matthew warmly congratulated Archpriest Vitaly Polishchuk on his recent birthday and presented Fr. Vitaly with a holy prosphora and a bouquet of flowers.

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